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We got into a pub near the ground (cannot remember what it was called !) and had a couple of pints between about 12.30pm and 1.30pm and then made our way up to the ground. Everyone in the pub was more than friendly and welcoming. He said: “Eight [fire service] units attended that day. That main fire exit on the ground floor wasn’t functional, it still isn’t. I appreciate you might be waiting for parts, but that door only opened three feet, I’ve got a pushchair, I could barely get through. Watching Colchester play at Old Trafford! I'd been to the ground several times before watching England but never seen Man Utd play there, let alone Col Utd! Iain Wallace, director of property services at Trafford Housing Trust, said at a council scrutiny meeting that Greater Manchester's fire bosses notified them to not remove the cladding, as exposing the polyethylene underneath the aluminium panels was deemed to be "more flammable" and "more dangerous" than leaving it covered over. We then got the train to Old Trafford and entered the stadium of which I then grabbed something to eat and drink. We had no trouble with the home fans. They all seemed friendly and up for some enjoyable banter.
Old Trafford is the biggest club stadium in England so naturally it’s always an away day you look out for when the fixtures are released! This would be my third time to the ground as an away fan going with Chelsea every time. Leader of the Council, Coun Western said: “The council has had representation on Trafford Housing Trust’s board since THT was created and I have been a member of the board since summer 2019. It is intended that the new development will provide significantly more affordable housing than the minimum required through planning policy. We set off from the North-East at 3pm hoping not to hit traffic. There was a bit of traffic on the M62 but apart from that the journey was fine. We reached Manchester at about 6pm. We had a cousin that lived near Old Trafford and he was fine with us parking there. Fans who want to visit the Salford Quays area before the game might want to take the Metrolink towards Eccles instead, and get off at either Exchange Quay or Pomona. Although Pomona is closer to the stadium, the best bet when leaving the ground is to use the less busy Exchange Quay. From the Salford Quays area, the stadium is visible, and access is either via Trafford Road or over the foot bridge next to The Lowry Centre and Imperial War Museum.He said both the trust and the council have systems in place to ensure conflicts of interest don’t arise. You’ll know exactly where you’re going, save money & if the game goes into injury time you can easily extend your stay with the JustPark app.
The record attendance, which pushed to being very close to 77k, came in 1939 and then World War Two came along and, come the end, people have seen a lot of the ground destroyed through bomb strikes. Needless to say, those issues were rectified! At this point the Old Trafford capacity stood at 55k. Through until the nineties that capacity remained untouched with alterations to the Manchester United ground being things like the addition of floodlights, roofing and, in the late eighties, a lighting innovation that seems the pitch lit from a series of spotlights located on the front of the footing. With Old Trafford being the biggest club ground in the country, I was excited to finally visit the stadium. The game itself was unfortunately one to forget, in typical Arsenal fashion we dominated possession had shots on target but never really threatened, one thing I suppose you could say was van der Sar had a very good game. United soaked up our pressure with little effort and scored their first on the break through Fabio, then shortly after the restart Rooney headed in from close range. Both goals came from rebounds if I remember correctly which was a bore. At half time only bottles of Singha were on sale for a mammoth 3 or 4 pounds so I gave them a miss. It was annoying they didn’t sell pints but there you go. There were the usual pies and hot dogs on sale. Despite the magnitude of the game the United fans never got going, a shame with the ‘ammo’ they’ve got at their disposal. Us Arsenal fans didn’t stop all game and towards the last 20 mins turned it up a notch chanting non stop that we won the league in Manchester, absolutely fantastic.
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What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground? Food and drink can be brought into the ground. However all bags and picnic hampers will be subject to being searched, and any items on the prohibited list will not be permitted to enter the ground. No alcohol, cans or glass containers will be allowed into the ground and drinks will be limited to 75cl sized bottles. Are corner or end zone seats better?
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